Leon Henry

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leon Henry
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1985(1985-10-14)
Age	39
Birthplace	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Auckland Region
Horoscope	Libra

Leon Henry Biography

Leon Henry is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on October 14, 1985 in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand. Leon Hofeni Nehemiah Henry (born 14 October 1985) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Franklin Bulls of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He made his debut as a player in New Zealand NBL in 2004 and has since gone on to win six championships. He also played for five seasons with the Australian NBL in which he was a part of the New Zealand Breakers’ 3-peat champions squad from 2010/11 until 2012/13.

Henry returned in the New Zealand NBL in 2008 when Henry was a part of his team, the Wellington Saints. The Saints were in the championship game in 2008 which they lost 2-0 to Waikato Pistons. Waikato Pistons. Henry was on court for just only 10 minutes in game one but did not get any court time during game 2.

Upon returning to New Zealand, Henry had a five-game stint with the Wellington Saints to complete the 2009 New Zealand NBL season. He then re-joined the Saints in 2010 and won his first championship, helping the team defeat the Waikato Pistons 2–1 in the finals. Henry had eight points and 11 rebounds in a game one loss; three points and seven rebounds in a game two win; and then seven points and nine rebounds in the title-clinching game three win.

Henry joined the New Zealand Breakers for the first three games of the 2010–11 NBL season as a replacement for Kirk Penney. He lost his spot on the roster when Penney returned from his unsuccessful NBA tilt, but the Breakers had seen enough from Henry to want to keep him around. League rules meant he could return to the roster only if Penney dropped out, so Henry remained with the shadow squad for the rest of what was a championship-winning season.

As of August, 2008 Henry was transferred into Romania and began playing for CSUniversitatea Cluj-Napoca. He was the the former Tall Blacks’ head coach and Tab Baldwin, his childhood mentor Tab Baldwin when they joined the team. In the 27 games of the 2009-2008 Romanian League season, Henry averaged 4.4 points and 2.1 rebound per game.

Leon Henry Net Worth

Leon Henry is one of the richest Basketball Player from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leon Henry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Henry made his debut with the New Zealand NBL in 2004 as a member of his team the Harbour Heat. Henry was also a member of the Junior Tall Blacks in 2004 in the finals, helping the team defeat Australia during the semi-finals in the Oceania Youth Tournament. Henry was able to score 25 points during the championship. He averaged the team’s highest 19.0 scores per contest during the tournament.

As of 2005, Henry made the move to United States to play basketball for the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). In the year 2005-2006 U.S. college season, Henry averaged 4.1 points and 3.6 rebound in 29 games with the CSI Golden Eagles.

Henry earned his first selection to the Tall Blacks squad on 16 July 2009, and participated in the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship. He went on to represent New Zealand at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship and the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

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Henry returned to the Australian NBL for the 2014–15 season after he joined the Townsville Crocodiles. He appeared in all 28 games for the Crocodiles, averaging 5.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. After returning to the Wellington Saints for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season, Henry re-joined the Crocodiles for the 2015–16 season. He once again appeared in all 28 games, and in what was his final season in the Australian NBL, he averaged 4.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

Facts & Trivia

Leon Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Leon Henry celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.

With the Saints in 2016, Henry won his fourth New Zealand NBL championship. With the Saints in 2017, he set an NBL record on 17 April against the Canterbury Rams with 10 3-pointers and set a Saints team record with 21 rebounds on 26 May against the Nelson Giants. He went on to help guide the Saints to an unbeaten season in 2017, as well as winning his fifth NBL championship.